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H. J. GRAY.

RAILROAD CHAIR.

Patented July '7, 1885.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 321,595, dated July 7, 1885.

Application filed March 27, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J ounrrn GRAY, of Staunton, in the county of Augusta and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Chairs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in seats for cars, churches, or public buildings generally, the object of the same being to provide a seat with an adjustable foot-rest or relief-step, which may be conveniently moved from beneath the seat and secured into position for use when desired, and which will automatically return beneath the seat when not desired for use.

A further object is to provide a device of the above character which shall be simple and economical in construction, and durable and efficient in use; and with these ends in view my invention consists in providing a sliding foot-rest adapted to move in and out under a seat either in the front or rear thereof, or at both locations, if desired.

My invention further consists in the certain features of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of my improvement attached to a seat in closed adjustment. Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof with the foot-rest in open adj ust-- ment. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through the legs and guideway, and Fig. 4 is a modification.

A. represents a car-seat of any approved construction, having the centrally-located legs B and the partition 0 extending between the legs and connecting the two. Each side of the partition is recessed, forming a guideway adapted to receive the foot-rests D, which are movably located therein, the opposite sides of the foot-rest being movably located in the guideways E, situated between the end legs, F. The foot-rests are provided with the supporting-legs G, to the bottom of which are secured the rollers H, adapted to bear upon the floor and thus insure a steady adjustment of the foot-rests. As will be seen in my preferred construction, the foot-rests are formed in two sections, one of which is adapted to be moved forward and the other to be moved toward the rear of the seat. The forward and rear sections of the foot rests are connected together by means of an elastic or spring, I, which is seecured to the bottom thereof, and which insures the automatic return of the foot-rest beneath the seat. The return movement of the footrests is estopped at the center of the seat by coming in contact with the lugs J, which are centrally secured to the partition G on each side thereof. When the foot-rests are drawn from beneath the seat, the same are secured in such open adjustment by means of the pins K, which are attached to the forward and rear legs of the seat, the said pins being adapted to register in the holes L, formed in one side near the ends of the foot-rests, and thus when the foot-restis moved forward the pins Knaturally drop into the holes L, and so secure the foot-rest. When the pins are withdrawn, the elastic or spring naturally causes the foot-rest to assume its normal position under the seat. The forward movement of the footrests is regulated by means of the stops or lugs M, se

cured to the forward and rear legs of the seat, respectively, and against which the projection N, formed on the sides of tho foot-rests, comes in contact, and so arrests its forward movement and prevents the same from being displaced in the recesses.

I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exact construction shown and described, as the sameis capable of changes without departing from the spirit and scope of my invent-ion-as, for instance, instead of employing the pins K, as shown, the same could be operated from the sides of the seat and the desired effect accomplished; or, if preferred, a spring-bolt could be inserted from the outside of one of the legs or supports and, impinging against the step, would hold the same in any desired adjustment.

In Fig. 4 it will be observed that the double foot is dispensed with and a single foot-rest is adapted for use on each side of the seat, the elastic or spring I in this instance being attached to the central rail, 0, by means of which the foot is adjusted, as above described,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a seat having a reversible back-rest, of a sliding seat adjustable independently of the back-rest and adapted to be moved so as to project on either side of said seat, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a car-seat having a movable or reversible back, of a sliding footrest located below the seat and adapted to be moved so as to project on either side of said seat, and a spring for automatically returning the rest beneath the seat, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with a seat and the sliding foot-rests located below said seat, of the spring I, secured at its opposite ends to said rests, and stops for limiting the movement of said rests, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

HENRY J OUETTE GRAY.

Witnesses:

I. O. SHIELDS, GEORGE HARLAN. 

